DJ-1 promotes cell migration by interacting with Mena, the mammalian homolog of Drosophila enabled

Sanguk Yun, Sun Shin Cha, Jae Ho Kim

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Abstract

DJ-1 has gained extensive attention after being identified in 2003 as a protein implicated in the pathogenesis of early-onset Parkinson's disease. Since then, efforts have revealed versatile DJ-1 functions in reactive oxygen species (ROS) control, transcriptional regulation, chaperone function, fertility, and cell transformation. Herein, we report a novel function of DJ-1 in actin cytoskeletal rearrangements. DJ-1 was identified as a new binding partner of Mena, a protein of the Enah/VASP family, and it promoted cancer cell migration by Mena-dependent actin polymerization and filopodia formation. These results suggest a novel molecular mechanism for DJ-1-dependent cancer cell invasion and metastasis.

Original languageEnglish
Article number100943
JournalAdvances in Biological Regulation
Volume88
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2023

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Funding Information:
This research was supported by the Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Education ( 202103890002 ), and NRF grants funded by the Korea government ( MSIT ) ( NRF-2022R1A5A102641311 & NRF-2022R1A2C3006924 ).

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